Last week somebody put some pictures to the British Shepherd Rescue forum, and asked: ‘what do you think, could this dog be a bearded collie? It’s living by a house on a chain,  but nobody cares him, looks terrible’.

Of course everybody would to help, some people offered that they would to go for the dog with some strong and scary-looking friends, call the police, etc.  Fortunately they gave me a chance to talk the owner and ask for the dog – you know, I’m a social worker, so I have a tendency to trust even the strangest people. This time I was right. After 10 minutes the owner (an old woman) told me everything about the dog. Her granddaughter brought it 3 years ago, but the dog is totally useless: is too friendly for protecting the house, eats too much and is ugly. So she would to put the dog asleep. I offered that I could take the dog with me, and she said: ‘OK, but take it NOW’. So I found myself with the dirtiest dog of the world in my car. Monday evening 8 o’clock, the best time for find a place for a fuzzy and stinky creature which spent all of his life on a chain. Some quick phone calls: there is a place for the dog by a vet for some days, but not in this statement. Some other calls: there is somebody who could groom the dog, but she needs help. OK, I’ll spend the evening there and help her, no problem.

Benji (as his owner called him)  was amazing, I could do anything with him, was calm in the car and during the whole grooming procedure. Two and a half hours later we found a very happy and friendly dog under the stinky and sticky coat:

In spite of everything Benji thinks that the whole world is his friend. He is looking for a new owner now, and I’m sure that somebody will be very happy with this great dog.